Q: Is 3,343,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,343,500 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 3,343,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 25 30 36 45 50 60 75 90 100 125 150 180 225 250 300 375 450 500 743 750 900 1,125 1,486 1,500 2,229 2,250 2,972 3,715 4,458 4,500 6,687 7,430 8,916 11,145 13,374 14,860 18,575 22,290 26,748 33,435 37,150 44,580 55,725 66,870 74,300 92,875 111,450 133,740 167,175 185,750 222,900 278,625 334,350 371,500 557,250 668,700 835,875 1,114,500 1,671,750 and 3,343,500, with no remainder.

Since 3,343,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,343,500, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).